ATLANTA — Newly released internal emails show that top officials at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are taking note of non-English ballot rules in three Metro Atlanta counties.

The emails, obtained through a lawsuit against DHS by the Democratic National Committee and reviewed by WSB, show officials have been collecting information on non-English ballot rules nationwide. In Georgia, the documents point to three counties: Gwinnett, Cobb and DeKalb.

All three offer multilingual ballot options. Gwinnett offers Spanish-language ballots under federal voting rights laws, while Cobb and DeKalb offer Spanish and Korean-language ballots voluntarily.

The emails also reference a “checklist” for “voter-related prosecution requirements,” but DHS officials redacted the checklist before releasing the messages.

The news raises fears for some that ICE agents will be stationed at polling places across the country during the midterm elections.

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said ICE is not planning to target polling locations. Instead, the agency said it conducts “intelligence-driven targeted enforcement.” Adding that “if called upon, agents would be able to respond rapidly to an incident if necessary to assist local law enforcement.”

“It is extremely concerning that the Trump administration may be targeting jurisdictions where voting materials are available in multiple languages,” a Democratic National Committee spokesperson said in a statement. “American citizens exercising their right to vote, regardless of the language they speak, have the right to do so without fear or intimidation.”